Fremantle Railway Bridge
Fremantle Railway Bridge (known also as the North Fremantle Bridge) is the railway bridge on the
Fremantle and North Fremantle
. It is the second structure with that name.
The original bridge was of concern due to its structure,[1] as well as its position limiting the eastern extent of the Fremantle Harbour.[2]
The current bridge is further up stream and closer to the Fremantle Traffic Bridge than the earlier lower structure, and was being planned in the 1950s.[3]
1926 floods
In 1926 the earlier bridge were destroyed by floods,[4] and was re-built soon after.[5]
2000s damage
The current bridge was damaged in the 2000s by ships hitting the bridge, one during a storm, but was repairable. It now has barriers to prevent further events.
References
- ^ "NORTH FREMANTLE BRIDGE". Truth. No. 414. Western Australia. 10 June 1911. p. 11 (CITY EDITION). Retrieved 1 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Inquirer and Commercial News. Vol. LVIII, no. 3, 204. Western Australia. 2 September 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 15 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Maunsell, (G.) and Partners (1959), Railway bridge over the Swan River at Fremantle : memorandum of agreement, London, retrieved 15 January 2017
- ^ Collapse of Fremantle Railway Bridge, July 1926, 1900, retrieved 15 January 2017
- ^ Rebuilding the Fremantle Railway Bridge, 1928, 1928, retrieved 15 January 2017
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